Recipe: General Tso's Chicken with Orange

General Tso's Chicken with Orange
Source: unknown
Yield: 4 servings

This popular dish gets a lift from the addition of orange peel, hence its other name, Orange Peel Chicken.

3/4 lb boneless chicken breast
2 tsp dark soy sauce
2 tsp rice wine or dry sherry
1 tsp ginger root; minced
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp sesame oil
1/3 cup peanut oil
2 dried red chiles halved lengthwise
1 tbsp orange peel; coarse chop
1/2 tsp fine ground roasted Sichuan peppercorns (optional)
2 tsp dark soy sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil

Cut chicken into thin slices 2 inches long, cutting against the grain. Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, ginger, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Mix well, and then let the mixture marinate for about 20 minutes. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until it is very hot. Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon. Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns. Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve. Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 teaspoons. Reheat the pan over a high heat and then add the dried chiles. Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, and then return the chicken to the pan. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well. Serve the dish at once.